Example sentences of "n't expect [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Whatever reaction Doyle had expected , he had n't expected a sneering laugh .
2 He had n't expected the red carpet to be unrolled for him , but he had thought that at last he would be at work , setting up his meetings , on the move .
3 In the circumstances , I ca n't expect a warm welcome , Sabine thought wryly , as Ernestine silently accepted her light wrap , then conducted her to the salon where Gaston de Rochefort was waiting .
4 ‘ All the same , I would n't expect a young girl like you to feel that .
5 Do n't expect a deep tan if your skin is naturally fair .
6 ‘ We might even fight Tucker first , but until Lennox 's coronation on January 14 , I do n't expect a firm decision to be made about his first defence . ’
7 Equally , you ca n't expect a workable accessibility .
8 At the time the government did n't expect a mass suicide .
9 ‘ I would n't expect a sympathetic hearing from you , anyway . ’
10 Do n't expect a smooth ride ; liberating that which is repressed can be quite traumatic .
11 Do n't expect a Big Bang .
12 Police committee Chairman Colin Hay said he does n't expect the new man to come up with instant solutions to the problem of rising crime :
13 And he certainly did n't expect the said Britton to be pointing at him in a manner usually affected by people like Darth Vader or Banquo .
14 Do n't expect the various parts of solutions to problems to occur to you in the " right " order .
15 There 's a little old rhyme about sowing crops which accepts that you ca n't expect the maximum potential from a crop every time — you 've got to allow something for the other occupants of the land and it goes :
16 But do n't expect the unassuming islander to back you up on that view .
17 ‘ Well , I must say I did n't expect the red carpet , but neither did I expect you all to look at me as though I were the devil incarnate !
18 He does n't expect us to succeed , but on the other hand he does n't expect the German attack to succeed , either .
19 Different types of shops are laid out in different ways — you would n't expect an expensive dress shop to be laid out in the same way as a supermarket , for example .
20 ‘ Well , you would n't expect an industrial manager to be made Attorney General , would you ? ’
21 ‘ I do n't expect an immediate answer .
22 Recognition , success and fulfilment can be yours — but do n't expect an easy ride .
23 I was n't expecting a miraculous transformation , you see , I was expecting the Belinda I 've come to know and love . ’
24 He was n't expecting the jarring shock that shot through his other arm but the shortness of the flex prevented him from pulling it more than a few inches off the table .
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